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Also known as hou, shen

ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac

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Hanyu pinyin
hóu
Wade giles
hou
Ipa
[xo ̌ ʊ]
Romanization
hèu
Yale romanization
hàuh
Jyutping
hau4
Hokkien poj
hiô / hô͘ / kâu
Fuzhou buc
hèu / gàu
Jian ou romanized
Baxter sagart 2014
* mə-ɡˤ(r)o

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Zodiac monkey, showing the hóu (猴) character for monkey The monkey (猴) is the ninth animal in the 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac, which is part of the traditional Chinese calendar. The year of the monkey is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 申.

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